Player & DRM Developer
Location: ES, , Chamberi | Madrid
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Entertainment
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Entertainment everywhere.  Operating under the StarzPlay brand, Playco Ltd., delivers a premium video-on-demand service.  We believe that the home entertainment experience should be available for everyone everywhere. We bridge our cutting-edge technology with in-demand TV series, top quality movies, and a large range of children's programming to reinvent, redefine &amp; shape the viewing experience. Our site allows subscribing users to access premium entertainment content from across the globe. Gone are the days of waiting an entire season to watch your favorite series, as viewers will have access to in-demand, exclusive day-and-date premieres, along with a large selection of movies and box office releases.Playco is currently present in 2 continents with plans to become increasingly global. We encourage and support our employees who wish to relocate to other Playco offices, as we believe that international mobility strengthens and shapes the international culture of Playco.Learn more about us on LinkedIn Do you have what it takes to work with us?Self-startersCreative thinkersProblem-solvers (not problem-identifiers)Affinity for working in teams Sense of humor A MUST!A fine appreciation of TV and film (we might ask for a detailed list)

Job description:
We are building the next generation of video-on-demand (VoD) and are currently building an all-star team who will help turn our company into a leader in its field. Do you want to be at the crossroads of new technologies and media? Are you hungry to implement creative and practical solutions to challenging situations? The RoleAs Player &amp; DRM Developer you will be at the cutting edge of how media and technology interact. Your primary role will be to own our player development strategy across all platforms, including DRM management and optimization. Success in this position will require advising on optimization strategies to get the best out of players and DRM processes, which means you will be an expert on DRM and Conditional Access systems where content security plays a key role in service delivery. Within the first 30 days and beyond you will be expected to: Develop a deep understanding of our business and maintain up-to-date knowledge on industry movements with regards to player development and DRM activities for the company;Ensure players can be developed and extended beyond initial launch requirements; own the features roadmap;Manage player analytics tools and ensure monitoring services are enabled and reporting back to Data Warehouse Environment; ensure delivery of critical logs to IT for incorporation into monitoring tools;

Requirements:
Your ProfileYou have extensive experience with previous player development activities in the SVOD world where DRM and content protection were studio requirements.  Additionally, you have experience in both Flash and HTML5 environments with player specific SDKs, Web Services, SOAP, REST, and APIs.  What really make you have a stand out profile is your experience aross all streaming protocols especially MPEG DASH and your ability to manage the roadmap and rollout across all end user devices, including games consoles, Smart TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and STBs.Talent is critical, but personality is also a big deciding factor for our candidates. Your excellent interpersonal skills, amazing work ethic, and willingness to work on a broad variety of matters and issues make you an integral member of our team. BonusKnowledge of digital video technologies (video asset management, video encoding and delivery, ingest/play-out, and linear programming, etc.)Professional proficiency in Arabic. Appreciation of TV and film.Key Words Associated with RoleMicrosoft Playready, Widevine, Adobe Primetime, HLS, DASH, Automated QC, DRM, CDN, Meta data management, Web Services, APIs, Player development, Workflow management, Flash, HTML5, Encrypted Media Extensions, Content Decryption Module, License Key Server, AWS, thePlatform, MPX, Cedexis, Load balancing, Adaptive bit rates, XML feeds, Elemental, #URL_aa7d4cbab7e2ec44b03f20bd458b8188182b67d3876cdf2b0563d74eec2b49d8#, Mulesoft, ESB, Entitlements, #URL_ece38d97f8dca79605c6160f588e7ea75a4ddcd7fb735e8684ceb4c653294d38#, SOAP, REST, Aspera, Signiant, Final Cut Pro, Origin server, Chromecast, DLNA, Fairplay, Player analytics. 

Benefits:
Why Join Us? Growing international team with colleagues from all around the world. Combined, we speak 7 native languages (English, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian).Open-space office structure.Mac Book.Located in the heart of sunny Madrid.Compensation philosophy: You pay for what you get and we want the best!